rawled out of her crouch, grabbing Domini

Antonella in mid-stride, looking into her

nd her and sliding her body down the steps. "I know my father will want to kill me when he finds out I didn't do the interview,

down and, sensing her friend's despair, tried to be sympat

ing to help. But in this case, there wasn't much he could do. Had Benjamin done it deliberately? Antone

ve. She hurried down the stairs. She wanted to get out of

rom him," she said, making Antonella sudden

ew that she

r shoulders and pleading. "Let's get out of

n made her eyelids flutter. "He'll refuse your apology, A

en-eyed devil." The comment made Dominique smil

ever seen." The comment made Antonella roll h

ldn't accept her excuses, whatever they were. She needed to get a job urgently

e city," she grumbled. "I can get a better job; some

back to Antonella's house, "but th

pression that you're

ed at her, fee

looking her in the eye, "and if the bes

n town. While she was having breakfast, she searched the internet for job openings in the surrounding area. She looked worried, an

cell phone rang. She was startled to see that the

t attack, and her face paled as soon as she answered the call

ico would treat her like a child. "Oscar just called

er throat. She hadn't imagined that the new

earing him grumble on the other end of the line. "I'm ask

Antonella thought she would go deaf just listening to him. "What are you going to w

. She swallowed all the pain Enrico's words w

or the tenth time, "don't wait for me for

She closed her eyes tightly as she felt Dominique comforting her. Although

parents were already asleep. The next day, she did the same. She left ho

o's demands were becoming unbearable, and Antonella began to consider the i

company. She had arranged with Oscar, her uncle on her father's side, to do

out all the food she had eaten that morning. She hadn't told anyone,

osed her eyes tightly to finish the though

she looked at her, startled by wha

ou mean?"

ion, Antonella," she

I know what you're thinking, and t

Benjamin?" Antonella's face suddenly turned red. "Because

erstood, Dominique grabbed her arm and dragged her to a pharmacy. They bought

ly at the cup full of urine, on which the white test strip rested. "I'm going to

're pregnant." Dominique took out the test a

eart exploded

couldn't be pregnant with the ma